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Pittsburgh, Pa.
AWHL - Billings
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Sat out both games of Ferris State series with injury... Goal in both games of Bentley series (11/12-13), just second time in career with points in back-to-back games; short-handed goal in Game 1, first special-teams goal of career, first goal since Feb. 14, 2004 at St. Cloud State (14 games)... Missed eight games with an injury from Nov. 22 at Wayne State to Dec. 18 vs Western Michigan.

Short-handed, unassisted emtpy-net goal vs Air Force (1/7); first career empty-net goal... Assist in each game of Robert Morris series (1/14-15); second series this season and just third of his career with a point in both games... Game-winning first goal vs Wayne State (2/4); first career game-winning goal... Assist at Robert Morris (2/11).

Moved from reserve-forward duty to front-line status with the injury to Andrew Murray; played six games at first-line right wing before being moved back to third line at Niagara (1/10)... Responded to increased ice time with four points in 11 games; no points scored in first 11 career games played... Healthy scratch for Minnesota series (2/6-7), returned to the lineup at St. Cloud State (2/13-14)... Has appeared in just one of BSU’s last four games (vs Niagara, 3/5).

Made first appearance of the season at fourth-line right wing at Minn.-Duluth (11/15)... Played Game 2 of Merrimack series (11/23), second consecutive Game 2 appearance in lineup; one shot on net, first shot since 10/26/02 vs Union College, drew first career penalty... Played game 1 of Connecticut series (11/25), two shots on net, drew one penalty.

Played first-line right wing vs Wayne State (12/6) and responded with one of his best efforts in a BSU uniform; two shots on net, assist; first career point; +3 in series... Five shots on net in Ala.-Huntsville series (12/11-13), career-high three shots in Game 2.

Had best offensive series of career against Air Force (1/2-3); assist in Game 1, first career goal in Game 2... Goal at Wayne State (1/24)... Goal at St. Cloud State (2/14)... Missed Air Force series (2/27-28) with hand injury suffered in Game 2 of Ala.-Huntsville series (2/15).

Four-year letterwinner in hockey at Seton-LaSalle High... Helped lead LaSalle to 1998 Penguin Cup AAA State Championship... Played 101 games over two years for America West Hockey Leage’s Billings Bulls... Earned first-team All-AWHL honors and captained the 2001-02 Billings squad... Played 50 games and scored 29 points for Billings in 2000-01 after being acquired from NAHL-Danville in Oct., 2000... Finished career 12th on Billings’ all-time goal-scoring leaderboard with 45... 45-42=87 points during career.

some information courtesy Billings Bulls

Louis Garritan... Born Nov. 4, 1981... Son of Lour and Marriane Garritan... Majoring in business administration.